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AFC Fylde 7thLWLLW
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Hartlepool United 19thWWLLL

AFC Fylde vs Hartlepool United prediction

Data modelBookmaker prices, home/away form, scoring trends and the table, read by our AI analysts. How it works

KickoffHour forecast · data model

Who wins?

Fylde to win: 57%, about 3 in 5

Fylde57%Bookies 57
Draw22%Bookies 22
Hartlepool21%Bookies 21

Goals call3+ goals 64% · bookies 64%

Bookmakers' prices with their margin removed; a stats preview does not adjust them with news.

The Verdict

The Coach and the table both point to goals, the Sceptic sees the over 2.5 line of 64% as fair given 3.7 goals per game in recent head-to-heads. A home win with goals looks the natural read.

Version 1 · updated Ledger record ↗

What our AI analysts say

All three broadly agree with the bookmakers.

The Coach

styles in the numbers

Fylde's late goals and Hartlepool's leaky away defence point to goals

Fylde score 1.71 per game and 8 of their conceded goals came in the final 15 minutes; Hartlepool concede 5 in 46-60 and ship 11 in their last five away.

✓ In line with bookmakers

The Dressing Room

the table and pressure

Table gap and home form favour Fylde despite a wobble

Fylde sit 7th on 23 points in the play-off places (2-7); Hartlepool are 19th on 15 with no draws and nine defeats. Fylde's home run reads W W L L D with 10 scored; Hartlepool away is W L L L L, 6 scored, 11 conceded. Both had 3 days' rest.

✓ In line with bookmakers

The Sceptic

where the market may be wrong

Market looks fair, though Fylde's home price may be a touch short

Fylde lost 0-4 at Boreham Wood and 1-3 at Southend recently, yet are priced 57%. Head-to-head: Fylde 3 wins, Hartlepool 2, 3.7 goals per game supports over 2.5 at 64%. Hartlepool won 4-2 at Forest Green, so 21% away isn't generous.

AFC FyldeFylde: slightly overrated Low

Data-only analysis: no team news was found for this match, so our analysts read form, home/away splits, head-to-head, goal timings and the table. It does not change the numbers above. AI analysts are automated roles, not people. Their leans are not betting tips.

In short

AFC Fylde are favourites at 57%, with Hartlepool United on 21% and the draw on 22%. AFC Fylde are 7th and Hartlepool United 19th in the National League. In their last five league games, AFC Fylde won two and Hartlepool United two.

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Win or draw (double chance)

AFC Fylde win or draw
79%
Either team wins (no draw)
78%
Hartlepool United win or draw
43%

Goals in the match (over/under)

2+ goals
84%
3+ goals
64%
4+ goals
42%

Both teams score (BTTS)

Yes
61%
No
39%

We expect about 2.1 goals from AFC Fylde and 1.2 from Hartlepool United. (expected goals)

Most likely score: 2–1 (10%). Even the likeliest exact score happens only about 1 time in 10. Next: 1–1 (9%), 2–0 (8%), 1–0 (8%), 3–1 (7%).

How these numbers are made

A data-model preview uses the bookmakers' prices for this match with their margin removed by the power method. Our AI analysts read only the data (form, home and away record, head-to-head, goal timings and the table), not the team news, and they do not change these numbers. The full analysis with team news can be requested on this page before kick-off. Total goals, both teams to score and likely scores come from one score grid fitted to these probabilities.

Stats previews are graded separately from our full analyses in the track record. Methodology

Prediction history

#PublishedHomeDrawAwayReasonRecord
1 57%22%21%Stats preview#1716

This table freezes at kick-off; the last version before the start is the one that counts. Every version is in the public ledger (how to check).

Form

All competitions, newest first.

AFC Fylde: last 6

LWWLLW · 9 scored, 9 conceded

24 Octat Boreham Wood0–4L
17 Octvs Atherton Collieries FA Cup5–0W
10 Octvs Scunthorpe2–0W
3 Octat Southend1–3L
29 Sepvs Carlisle0–2L
26 Sepat Boston United1–0W

Last 5 at home: WWLLD

Hartlepool United: last 6

WLLWLL · 7 scored, 9 conceded

24 Octvs AFC Hornchurch2–1W
17 Octvs Marine FA Cup0–2L
13 Octvs Newcastle United U21 National League Cup1–2L
10 Octat Forest Green4–2W
3 Octvs Tamworth0–1L
29 Sepvs Harrogate Town0–1L

Last 5 away: WLLLL

Season stats

AFC FyldeHartlepool United
1.71Goals scored per game1.00
1.57Goals conceded per game1.43
1.50Scored per game at home0.86
1.88Scored per game away1.14
71%Matches over 2.5 goals43%
64%Both teams scored43%
21%Clean sheets21%
14%Failed to score36%
1.71Yellow cards per game2.21

League matches only, 14 games each.

When goals come

Goals scored this season by 15-minute period.
MinutesAFC FyldeHartlepool United
0–15 min 00
16–30 min 21
31–45 min 75
46–60 min 43
61–75 min 62
76–90 min 44

National League table

#TeamPldGoal diff.PointsLeague form
4Worthing14+1027WWWDW
5Altrincham14+227WWLWW
6Yeovil Town14+1625LWWDW
7AFC Fylde14+223LWLLW
8FC Halifax Town14+721DWWDL
9Barrow13+621WWWWW
10AFC Hornchurch14-521LWLWL
…
16Sutton Utd14-618LLDLD
17Forest Green12-315LDDLD
18Wealdstone14-615WLLDW
19Hartlepool United14-615WWLLL
20Tamworth13-914LWWLW
21Boston United14-1012LLLDL
22Scunthorpe13-710LLLWL

Full National League table · Predicted final table

Head-to-head

Last 6 meetings: AFC Fylde won 3, Hartlepool United 2, 1 draw; 3.7 goals per game.

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
4 Mar 2025AFC Fylde2–1Hartlepool UnitedNational League
26 Nov 2024Hartlepool United2–0AFC FyldeNational League
9 Jan 2024AFC Fylde2–1Hartlepool UnitedNational League
26 Aug 2023Hartlepool United3–1AFC FyldeNational League
13 Aug 2019Hartlepool United2–2AFC FyldeNational League
12 Mar 2019AFC Fylde4–2Hartlepool UnitedNational League

Match context

Stadium
Mill Farm Stadium, Wesham
6,000 seats · grass
Rest days
AFC Fylde 3Hartlepool United 3
Matches in the last 14 days: AFC Fylde 2 · Hartlepool United 2
Coaches
Chris Beech
AFC Fylde, since Sep 2025
S. Grayson
Hartlepool United, since Jul 2025

Published UK time (GMT) · Updated UK time (GMT)

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